Overview

At Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University students will undertake a teaching practicum and internship under the supervision of a cooperating teacher. An electronic portfolio is required at the completion of the program, representing the culmination of the student's academic performance.

Graduates with Sign Language Education from Gallaudet University will:

demonstrate theoretical knowledge and display competence in classroom settings regarding methodological and socio-political issues involved in sign language teaching, curriculum development, and assessment.

demonstrate knowledge of and critical inquiry into key concepts in the Sign Language teaching field.

recognize the importance of the Sign Language teacher as a system change agent and apply this in practice utilizing effective leadership, advocacy, consultation, and collaboration to influence change on the individual, group, and organizational and systemic levels.

demonstrate preparedness to seek and obtain employment as a teaching professional in the field of sign language education.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Sign Language Media Production

Sign Language Linguistics for Sign Language Professionals

Methods of Sign Language Teaching

Curriculum Development for Sign Language Education

Assessing Sign Language Skills

First and Second Language Acquisition

Sign Language Planning and Advocacy

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2024-08-28 00:00:00
- Apply before 2024-02-15 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2023-12-31 00:00:00 , International

More details

Applications received after the February 15 deadline will be accepted and reviewed only on a space-available basis.

Language

English

Credits

41 SCH

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

Education Language Studies Special Education View 1045 other Masters in Language Studies in United States

Academic requirements

GPA

3

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Student insurance

Make sure to cover your health, travel, and stay while studying abroad. Even global coverages can miss important items, so make sure your student insurance ticks all the following:

Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

We partnered with Aon to provide you with the best affordable student insurance, for a carefree experience away from home.

Get your student insurance now

Starting from €0.53/day, free cancellation any time.

Remember, countries and universities may have specific insurance requirements. To learn more about how student insurance work at Gallaudet University and/or in United States, please visit Student Insurance Portal.

Other requirements

General requirements

Online graduate application
Goal statements
A Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree in a relevant field of study: ASL (or other signed languages), Deaf Studies, Linguistics, or Bilingual Education. If a candidate does not possess a degree in a relevant field of study, the following may be considered:
Candidates who can demonstrate with a transcript of cumulative elective courses taken that are equivalent to a degree in a relevant field of study may be considered.
A Bachelor’s degree and experience of at least 1,350 hours (approximately 5 years) of language instruction with language courses within secondary or post-secondary institutions may be considered.
A MASTER Certification from ASLTA may be considered.
Submission of all official postsecondary transcript(s)
A minimum of 3.0 grade point average (on a four-point scale) in all previous undergraduate and graduate study
Three names of references

Tuition Fee

To always see correct tuition fees

International

18726 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9363 USD per semester during 18 months.
National

12484 USD/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6242 USD per semester during 18 months.

Non-Developing Country: $12,484, Developing Country: $9,363

Living costs for Washington, D. C.

1705 - 2975 USD /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

Studyportals Student Grant Deadline: 30 June 2020

Apply and be among one of the 20 students to win €1000.

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Loading

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Sign Language Education.

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

About